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Scientists find a new way to prescribe opioid in emergency

The opioid crisis is a complex and pressing issue, with over-prescription contributing to a surge in opioid addiction and overdose deaths. However, a new study...

Scientists find cause and cure of common high blood pressure

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a big health issue that a lot of people deal with. Usually, doctors don't know exactly what's causing...

‘Inverse vaccine’ can help treat multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases

Autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, and Crohn's disease pose a significant challenge to medicine. Traditional treatments often suppress the immune system broadly,...

Protect yourself and loved ones with the new RSV vaccines

National medicine regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently approved the world's first vaccines to prevent RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, for infants...

How did this dancer’s heart transplant go? Recovery included a jig in a hospital...

Alphonso Aguilar's father had his second heart attack and died on the dance floor while doing the salsa. He was 63 years old. An avid...

How smoking and inactivity double the risk for diabetics with cancer

A recent study shines a light on the long-term risks faced by people who have both type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cancer. According to the...

Mediterranean diet boosted with dairy could improve heart health, study finds

Researchers from SAHMRI, UniSA, and Flinders University have discovered that adding dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt to a traditional Mediterranean diet can...

What is ‘budget Ozempic’ that’s all over social media? Can it help me lose...

Social media is lighting up over what influencers are calling “budget Ozempic”. These are drugs normally used as laxatives and stool softeners, but people...

Controversy surrounds FDA’s fast-tracking of antipsychotic drug for dementia patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent approval of the antipsychotic drug brexpiprazole (Rexulti) for treating agitation in elderly dementia patients has sparked...

Oxford Study finds link between poor metabolic health and higher risk of dementia

New research from Oxford Population Health reveals a significant association between poor metabolic health and a heightened risk of developing dementia. Published in the journal...